Pacific Coast League no more: California's historic minor leagues are losing their names
Pacific Coast League no more: California's historic minor leagues are losing their names FacebookTwitterEmail PHOENIX, AZ - CIRCA 1970's: First baseman Willie McCovey #44 of the San Francisco Giants standing at the batting cage waiting his turn to hit circa mid 1970's in spring training in Phoenix, Arizona. McCovey played for the Giants from 1959-80. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)Focus On Sport / Getty Images Willie McCovey was hitting .372 in the Pacific Coast League when he got called up by the Giants late in the 1959 season and had such a historic two months in San Francisco that h...